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Necarne Castle

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📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

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54.46318, -7.63702

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Arthonia didyma, Micarea prasina s. lat., Varicellaria hemisphaerica +60 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Arthonia didyma, Micarea prasina s. lat., Varicellaria hemisphaerica +60 more · last seen 2010

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell +153 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell +153 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Beech, Hawthorn +18 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Kingfisher Cycle Trail - Northern Loop (Ride 1)Cycling route370 km

"offers cyclists a pleasant three or four days cycling around Lower Lough Erne."

Named routeRef KCT1Length 370 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

944 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

944 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds36 species

springsummer

2025

Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Hooded Crow +31

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Common GullLarus canus2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Cinclus cinclus hibernicusCinclus cinclus hibernicus2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Hedgehog

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2024

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

944 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

springsummer

2025

Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Hooded Crow +31

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Common GullLarus canus2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Cinclus cinclus hibernicusCinclus cinclus hibernicus2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Hedgehog

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2024

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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